James May
James May is a TV show on BBC4. James May takes a rare and privileged flight 70,000 feet above Earth to a place known as the 'edge of space'. The program has been available since 2024. A total of 6 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in May 2024.
Last episode
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Top Gear's James May marks the 40th anniversary of the Apollo moon landings by meeting three men who walked on the moon and flying to the edge of the space in a U2 spy plane.
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1:00:00It's back to the future for James May - he asks what happened to the cutting-edge motors our forebears promised, including fanciful steam cars and ludicrous jet turbines.
1:00:00James May goes off-road to explore how the 4x4 conquered the world - from Mount Fuji to the Mojave Desert, Captain Slow puts our favourite four-wheel drives to the test.
1:00:00The erstwhile Top Gear host can't get enough of driving... James reveals the cars that turned post-war Germany and Japan into motoring powerhouses at the expense of Britain.
Series 1
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1:00:00Captain Slow finds out how we became a nation of car drivers - here James hears how aspiration drove the development of the Rolls Royce and stages a race-off.
1:00:00Top Gear's hairiest host explores the weird world of the microcar, revisiting Britain's infamous three-wheeled disasters as well as French deathtraps.